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Historical Event on 5/6/1948
India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1993 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut. |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 12/12/1961 | Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu. |
| 4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
| 11/13/1970 | Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
| 1/15/1998 | Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years. |
| 12/27/1998 | Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh. |
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